I thought this book had a real good feel to it. Vixen has always been one of my favorite characters, but . . she's always been underutilized. They used her a little more in the Detroit Justice League, but . . you just knew that wasn't going to last long. I really think that G Willow Wilson has a good grasp of this character. This story obviously revolves around Kwesi and his threat over Mari's village, and country. We find out from the League this issue that Kwesi has been hired by Intergang. They want him to help them get a foothold on this continent. But really the story is about Mari coming to terms with who and what she is. When she ran out of the village last issue, she ends up in the Shrine of Saint Amica, under the care of Brother Tabo. By the end of the issue, he shows her that she can access the her powers without touching, or having the totem in her possession. It looks like it's just her own mental block. She does when when she takes off without knowing that she's no longer in possession of it. But then when Tabo shows her . . . she immediately loses flight. Somehow he's got to get her past that. Tabo is also claiming that Kwesi has some strong black magic backing him up. That seems even more relevant when the League storms a building where they think Kwesi is holed up. They're hit with some shooting stars with some gunk on them. Come to find out it's Datria, voodoo poison. What's even worse is that even Superman is affected by it. This issue is accentuated even more by the amazing artwork of Cafu. I don't know if he's done other books, but he does a great job on this one. He's got some very crisp clean work. And the coloring is fantastic. I thought this was a pretty good issue, and this whole series is shaping up to be a very enjoyable read. Hopefully Vixen will have a more prominent role afterwards.
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